1 Chronicles 16:39 (DRB)

Passage

And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses.

1 Chronicles 16:38 And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters.

1 Chronicles 16:39 And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon.

1 Chronicles 16:40 That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:41 And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest that were chosen, every one by his name to give praise to the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sadoc", "priest", "brethren", "priests", "before", "tabernacle", "lord", and "high". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sadoc" and "priest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "And Obededom with his brethren sixty-eight and..." into verse 40's "That they should offer holocausts to the...", so "sadoc" and "priest" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sadoc" and "priest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.